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septifragal

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Breaking from the partitions; said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions, while these remain attached to the common axis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Examples

  • septifragal dehiscence
  • septifragal mode
  • septifragal capsule
  • the dehiscence is loculicidally septifragal

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From septum + Latin frangere, fractum (“to break”).